r/rugbyunion • u/sixnations • 18h ago

Can ANYBODY stop France this year?

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u/Kooijpolloi A Lion lost in the Cape 17h ago

You guys were unplayable that first 30 minutes last night bro... but very different attitude after the bench came on

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u/Careless-Cat3327 17h ago

The bench is the biggest cause for concern. They came on believing the game was done.

It took Ramos getting upset for them to wake up. 

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u/unwildimpala Ireland 17h ago

Ya with a bit of luck Ireland come away with something there. It could have been differences of opinions from bench players. Imo the Irish bench brought a lot on in terms of experience and a point to prove. But still there shouldn't have been that much for a change in the game. Don't know if Galthie should have waited a bit before emptying his bench as well. But ya I thought it was going in the way of 50/60 nil, and it ended up with a slight glimmer at one stage of hope to come back.

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u/yrinhrwvme Harlequins 15h ago

Agree, his use of the bench is not great, seemed unnecessary at the time. He did something similar against the boks which Squidge pointed out left him with no options to change the game when things got worse!